Features
Bite-sized lessons (5-10 minutes)
Gamification with streaks, XP, leaderboards
Courses in over 30 languages
Speaking, listening, reading, writing exercises
Personalized daily review
Duolingo Stories for reading comprehension
Duolingo Podcasts for intermediate learners
Friends and leaderboards for competition
Daily goals and reminders
AI roleplay conversations (Max tier)
Explain my answer with AI (Max tier)
Offline mode (Super and Max)
Heart system on free tier (5 hearts/session)
Video call AI tutors for spoken fluency
Live pronunciation checks for native-like speech
Personalized learning plans based on interests
Vocabulary growth through interactive games
Supports 7 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Korean
Real-time feedback on speaking and pronunciation
Adaptive curriculum at own pace
Over 1 million learners community
Backed by university studies (RELC Journal 2025)
Emotional engagement tracking (research feature)